It could get easier for some landlords to give tenants the boot in South Dakota

Proposal would cut 30-day notice notice to vacate requirement to 15 days

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PIERRE — An Aberdeen-area Republican wants to give landlords more control over their residential properties. 

But that control would ultimately come at the expense of tenants, opponents of Senate Bill 89 argue. 

The South Dakota Senate advanced Sen. Michael Rohl’s proposal Thursday to cut the required notice to vacate for “at will” tenants in half, from one month to fifteen days. At will tenants have month-to-month agreements that dont specify a length of time.

“There is no contract or lease, nor is there a specific period of time for the tenant to vacate the property,” Rohl said. “It is assumed month-to-month with no term or agreed to notices. They are designed for short-term (stays) and flexibility.”

Under the legislation, at will renting of commercial properties would not change and still would require a 30 days notice to terminate. 

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